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Re:Apple pulls plug on Goldman credit-card partnership by nottorp on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @05:46AM (#38457835)
Back when POS terminals read magnetic stripes, most in Europe didn't even support the Amex stripe in hardware, because it was different :)

Even now with contactless and chips (Amex has discovered chips right?) the only places I see Amex logos are 4+ star hotels and very posh restaurants. So it will be kinda useless outside the US.

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Re:Apple pulls plug on Goldman credit-card partnership by EmptyCoffeeCup on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @08:14AM (#38458930)
Majority of large retailers in the UK take AMEX. Probably over 75% of my consumer spending goes through my AMEX card - Petrol, Food etc, never had an issue.

Can't speak for the rest of Europe.

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